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Development Aid

Commons · Question 26798 · Tabled 2 Sep 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 7 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Chris Ward

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department plans to take to restore Official Development Assistance allocations in this Parliament; and if he will set out a path to do so.

Answer

Answered by Kirsty McNeill, 7 Sep 2026

The Government is committed to returning to spending 0.7 per cent of Gross National Income (GNI) on Official Development Assistance (ODA) as soon as fiscal circumstances allow.